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Shloka 113

Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)

जित्वा वा पृथिवीं भुड्क्ष्व हतो वा स्वर्गमाप्तुहि । जिसमें राजा दुर्योधन सो रहा था

jitvā vā pṛthivīṁ bhuṅkṣva hato vā svargam āptu hi |

سنجے نے کہا—جس جھیل میں راجا دُریودھن پانی کے اندر چھپ کر آرام کر رہا تھا، وہاں پہنچ کر انہوں نے اس ناقابلِ تسخیر فرمانروا سے یوں کہا—“اے راجن! اٹھو، ہمارے ساتھ چل کر یُدھشٹھِر سے جنگ کرو۔ جیت کر زمین کی بادشاہی بھوگو، یا مارے جا کر سُورگ لوک حاصل کرو۔”

जित्वाhaving conquered
जित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootजि (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
भुङ्क्ष्वenjoy (rule/possess)!
भुङ्क्ष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, परस्मैपद, कर्तरि
हतःkilled / slain
हतः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
स्वर्गम्heaven
स्वर्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आप्नुहिattain!
आप्नुहि:
TypeVerb
Rootआप् (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, परस्मैपद, कर्तरि

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Duryodhana
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
S
sarovara (lake)
P
pṛthivī (earth/kingdom)
S
svarga (heaven)

Educational Q&A

The verse expresses the kṣatriya ideal of resolute duty in war: one should either win rightful sovereignty through valor or, if killed while fighting, attain heaven—presenting courage and commitment to one’s role as a moral imperative.

Duryodhana is hiding/resting in a lake after the devastation of the war. Others reach the lake and urge him to rise and face Yudhiṣṭhira in battle, framing the coming confrontation as a final, honor-bound choice between kingship and a warrior’s death.